MetaParangolés are interactive outfits created to incentive body movement and interaction for intellectually impaired people.

A LilyPad-Arduino microcontroller is used in the fabric "ponchos" to promote the interaction between dancers. A simple electronic circuit was used in the fabric to synchronize the dancer's movement to the turning on and off of the LEDs.

The project is the result of a partnership between the Instituto de Psicologia Clínica Educacional e Profissional (IPCEP) and SecondLab. MetaParangolés is currently used to study the relations between wearable technology and the body movement of people with intellectual impairments.

By Natália Chaves Bruno
Vicente Barros (advisor)